Hello,
Well a lot of people are planting trees here in the dormant season so I thought I would give you what the experts are instructing is the best method.
If you buy trees from my store you will see a tag on them telling your to add MiracleGro potting soil in the hole around the tree ball. WRONG!!!!
The correct method, from the experts, is to dig the hole just as deep as the depth the tree is in the pot that contains it and three times as wide as the diameter of the pot . Ie, root ball is 10" deep and 8" across, you dig hole 10" deep and 24" wide. Set the tree in the hole by handling the tree ball not the trunk. Then fill the hole with the original dirt that you dug out of the hole and firm the soil around the roots so that there are no air pockets. If you want then you can create a burm( like a dam) around the tree about 3' in diameter to hold water when you water. Then water the tree deeply and you are DONE. No fertilizer should be applied until just after bud break in the spring. NO ROOT STIMULATOR or ANY OTHER FERTILIZER when you plant your tree. MiracleGro products all contain fertilizer!
Newly planted trees need to be watered more often than older established trees. I would recommend slow deep watering twice a week unless we have a good rain. Soaker hose on for about 3 or 4 hours would be the type of watering I would suggest. Water needs to penetrate to a depth of 6-8" no matter which method you use.
The tags on HD trees should not be followed.....that represents a method that is now NOT considered to be the best for your trees! OK?
walter
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Spring is Around the Corner
Hi folks,
Now we will be getting a few days of warm weather and you will want to do something in the yard but HOLD ON, don't get too carried away. The average last freeze is around March 15!! Grass is still dormant.....don't put down fertilizer on dormant grass. DO water your plants and grass occasionally because we are in a very dry period and they still need water.
We have our fruit trees in at the store right now, and we generally get only one shipment, so if you want to plant fruit trees, now would be a good time to select and plant.
Later in Feb. we will be getting in our bare root roses and container roses. Also, around Valentines day is the time to do your pruning of roses.
Also, Feb.1 is the time we recommend putting down your preemergent to prevent our broadleaf weeds in the spring. That is just around the corner.
This time period is a good time to prepare your tools for the spring. Sharpen blades, maintenance mowers, etc.
The experts say that scalping your grass IS NOT RECOMMENDED !!!!!!!!
Note: I have Texas Certified Nursery Professional(TCNP) and Texas Certified Landscape Professional(TCLP) certifications from the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association in Austin, representing the nursery and landscape businesses of Texas.
Please do not seed bermudagrass until the latter part of May after temperature of the ground is at least 70, ok? Otherwise your seed will not germinate, and will become bird food.
walter
Now we will be getting a few days of warm weather and you will want to do something in the yard but HOLD ON, don't get too carried away. The average last freeze is around March 15!! Grass is still dormant.....don't put down fertilizer on dormant grass. DO water your plants and grass occasionally because we are in a very dry period and they still need water.
We have our fruit trees in at the store right now, and we generally get only one shipment, so if you want to plant fruit trees, now would be a good time to select and plant.
Later in Feb. we will be getting in our bare root roses and container roses. Also, around Valentines day is the time to do your pruning of roses.
Also, Feb.1 is the time we recommend putting down your preemergent to prevent our broadleaf weeds in the spring. That is just around the corner.
This time period is a good time to prepare your tools for the spring. Sharpen blades, maintenance mowers, etc.
The experts say that scalping your grass IS NOT RECOMMENDED !!!!!!!!
Note: I have Texas Certified Nursery Professional(TCNP) and Texas Certified Landscape Professional(TCLP) certifications from the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association in Austin, representing the nursery and landscape businesses of Texas.
Please do not seed bermudagrass until the latter part of May after temperature of the ground is at least 70, ok? Otherwise your seed will not germinate, and will become bird food.
walter
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